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About the Crockett, Texas Area Crockett is in Houston County - the oldest county in Texas!
Houston County is an ideal place for families. Lower-than-average taxes, beautiful homes in attractive settings, a positive work environment, and a low cost of living are some of the reasons people choose to move to the Texas Forest Country where you can "Live The Good Life"!
History
Around 1820, the Mexican government was awarding land grants to pioneers.Also, those who fought in the war for Texas' independence were receiving land. Soon, settlers arrived in the area along the Neches and Trinity Rivers. They petitioned the Congress of the Republic of Texas in 1837, asking that a county be created. Some 110 names were signed to the petition, which was approved and signed by the new state's president, Sam Houston. This county was the first created under the new Republic of Texas and named for its first president.
Crockett was selected as the county seat.The town was named for that famous Tennessee scout, Davy Crockett, who camped near the area en route to the Alamo and his death in 1836. While he was camped, he discovered the home site of his old Tennessee friends, the Gossetts. It was this family who donated the town site of Crockett, and they were given the privilege of naming the town and county. They chose the name of their old friend, Crockett, for the town, and the name of the president of the Republic of Texas, Houston, for their county.
The Indians were very much in evidence in the county during this time.Several forts and a company of rangers were created to offer protection to the settlers.
Davy Crockett - A True Texas Hero
The Neches and Trinity Rivers contributed much to the county's development. The rivers provided natural boundaries, and as ferries were established along both of them, routes of commerce were begun. The famous link between the rivers, which joined the east and the west, was El Camino Real and The King's Highway. The latter was the freeway of the 1800s, providing movement of pioneers, soldiers, supplies, mail, and the output of raw materials. Cotton, grown with slave labor until the Civil War, was the big crop of the latter 1800s. Following the Civil War, the county's economy changed more to lumbering, cattle, and the production of hay and grains. Today, the economy remains basically agricultural, lumbering, and ranching.
Churches, schools, and the coming of the railroad in 1872 brought new community development. Up and down the tracks, every five to six miles, small communities were built.
Area Attractions
Discover Houston County Visitors Center/Museum was once the Crockett Depot. The Northern Railroad Company built it of brick, concrete and glass. It includes two passenger waiting rooms, ticket offices, a freight room, and more. Tours and exhibits are available here.
John H. Wootters Crockett Public Library offers a wide range of services ranging from genealogical research to a weekly story time for children. The library also houses a collection of rare books, and a wide variety of periodicals and large print books.
The Downes-Aldrich House, built in 1893, is an outstanding example of Eastlake, Victorian, and Queen Anne architecture.
Mission Texas State Historical Park is located twenty-one miles northeast of Crockett, and is open all year round.
Davy Crockett National Forest is the location of Ratcliff Recreation Area, and boasts camping, picnicking units, swimming, fishing, and wildlife.
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About the Nacogdoches, Texas Area
Stephen F. Austin: Father of Texas
Nacogdoches- Rich In History
Nacogdoches - the oldest town in Texas - is named for the Caddo family of Indians who once lived in the area. There is a legend that tells of an old Caddo chief who lived near the Sabine River and had twin sons. When the sons grew to manhood and were ready to become leaders of their own tribes, the father sent one brother three days eastward toward the rising sun. The other brother was sent three days toward the setting sun.
The twin who settled three days toward the setting sun was Nacogdoches. The other brother, Natchitoches, settled three days to the east in Louisiana. The two brothers remained friendly and the road between the two communities was well traveled. This road became a trade route and the eastern end of the El Camino Real.
Nacogdoches remained a Caddo Indian settlement until 1716 when Spain established a mission here, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches. That was the first European activity in the area, but a mission was not a town - it was a church. The "town" of Nacogdoches got started after Spaniards decided that the French were no longer a threat and maintaining the mission was too costly. So, in 1772 they ordered all settlers in the area to move to San Antonio. Some were eager to escape the wilderness, but others had to be forced from their homes by soldiers.
Antonio Gil Y'Barbo, a prominent Spanish trader, emerged as the leader of the settlers, and in the spring of 1779, he led a group back to Nacogdoches. Later that summer, Nacogdoches received designation from Mexico as a pueblo, or town, thereby making it the first "town" in Texas. Y'Barbo was named Lt. Governor of the new town and he established the rules and laws under which the city was governed. He laid out streets with the intersecting El Camino Real and El Calle del Norte as his central point. On the main thoroughfare he built a stone house for use in his trading business. The house, or Old Stone Fort as it's called today, became a gateway from the United States to the vast Texas frontier.
But Nacogdoches' role in Texas history was just beginning. Over the next four decades, Nacogdoches and the Old Stone Fort became the site of three failed attempts to establish a Republic of Texas - the Magee-Gutierrez (1812), Long (1819) and Fredonia (1826) rebellions. Thus, nine flags have flown over Nacogdoches as opposed to the six that have flown over Texas.
Today, Nacogdoches is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Texas. People come here to discover the town's historic past and to enjoy its slow-paced and relaxing atmosphere.
Disclosure Laws >Hard Sell
Many real estate listings come from individuals who thought they had sold their homes. Sellers who try to sell their own home learn the hard way that selling a home is not easy. Keeping it sold and getting to the closing table is even more difficult. What are the pitfalls involved in selling your own home?
Face-to-face negotiations can be difficult, even when the buyer really wants the house. Then there is the paperwork. Standard contract forms rarely cover all of the local requirements regarding disclosure laws. Such contracts may provide loopholes which could allow a buyer with cold feet to back out at the last minute.
When you have finally come to an agreement, how can you be sure that your buyers will engage competent professionals to handle their loan and complete the closing? What if structural problems are discovered or property boundary problems are revealed? The experience and expertise of a professional real estate agent is your greatest asset in concluding a successful transaction.
With over thirty years of experience, Pat Dickey is an expert at bringing buyers and sellers together for homes, ranches, farms, retirement, investment and commercial properties. Pat has her finger on the pulse of the real estate market in the Texas Forest Country. With state-of-the-art technology allowing Pat to provide fast, efficient service to all her clients, you can count on the highest quality in Realtor professionalism. Just call Pat at 1.800.256.8200 or email her at pdickey@coldwellbanker.com!
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